×


 x 

Shopping cart
17%OFFDavid Healy - Antidepressant Era - 9780674039582 - V9780674039582
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.

Antidepressant Era

€ 44.99
€ 37.17
You save € 7.82!
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Antidepressant Era Paperback. An account of the phenomenon of antidepressants. The book chronicles the history of psychopharmacology and the current debate over drugs replacing psychotherapy, and explores the regulation of drug companies, what antidepressants reveal about the human brain and the sociology of drug marketing. Num Pages: 336 pages, 6 line illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; MBX; MMGW; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 478.

When we stop at the pharmacy to pick up our Prozac, are we simply buying a drug? Or are we buying into a disease as well? The first complete account of the phenomenon of antidepressants, this authoritative, highly readable book relates how depression, a disease only recently deemed too rare to merit study, has become one of the most common disorders of our day--and a booming business to boot.

The Antidepressant Era chronicles the history of psychopharmacology from its inception with the discovery of chlorpromazine in 1951 to current battles over whether these powerful chemical compounds should replace psychotherapy. ... Read more

Show Less

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674039582
SKU
V9780674039582
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

About David Healy
David Healy is Reader in Psychological Medicine at North Wales Clinical School and a former Secretary of the British Association for Psychopharmacology.

Reviews for Antidepressant Era
David Healy's book focuses on the discovery and development of antidepressants and provides a fascinating insight into the history of this field. He skillfully interweaves the account of the roles played by the key scientists and clinicians with the powerful influence of pharmaceutical companies... The antidepressant era represents one of the seminal events in the social and cultural history of ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Antidepressant Era


Subscribe to our newsletter

News on special offers, signed editions & more!